I don't own Inuyasha!!!

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Chapther One: The Capture

Kagome looked around herself. It was snowing. She smiled. Christmas was at hand and she couldn't wait to spend the time with Inuyasha, maybe even admitting her feelings for him? She smiled and shook her head at the thought. Maybe I'll kiss him under the mistletoe?? She giggled to herself. Then a voice from behind her came.

"What are you giggling about?"

Inuyasha came up behind her, carrying his beloved Tetsusaiga. Why was she not surprised that he was grumpy as usual?

"Oh, nothing! Just thinking about something Sota said." She answered, putting on her fake grin, hoping that white lie was good enough to convince her Ancient Sweetheart. Inuyasha leaned against the Tetsusaiga.

"Out with it." He said, fixing her with his usual glare.

"Okay, Sota said that it was written all over our faces that we're in love with each other." Kagome blushed and looked at Inuyasha hoping to see a good reaction although she knew she wasn't going to get it. But something did surprise her.

"Well? Do you?"

"Umm...do I what?"

"Love me?"

She looked around nervously, then decided to trap him. "The question is...do YOU?" She asked, acting so hard to be her usual self and not draw any negative attention to herself from him and her friends.

Inuyasha blushed and muttered something under his breath, and quickly changed the subject. "Do you sense any jewel shards?" Kagome simply shook her head. "I thought I sensed one but the feeling was gone just as quick as it came." Inuyasha's eyes turned to her. "Which way did you sense it from?"

Kagome pointed west. "Shit. We'll have to go through the mountains." Inuyasha said, sheathing the sacred sword. Kagome's eyes lost all the joy and cheerfulness. Inuyasha noticed and looked at her. "What is it?" he asked, sounding a little more concerned that he hoped he had. Kagome rubbed her right arm as tears filled her eyes. "We'll have to go, risk our lives for the Shikon No Tama jewel shards and it's almost Christmas!" Inuyasha's ears twitched, suddenly interested. "Yeah? So?" Kagome looked him straight in the eyes. "I was hoping we could spend a couple of days with each other...celebrating Christmas, not searching for jewel shards." At that she looked away. Inuyasha stepped right in front of her. These past few days he was rather nice to her and that made her a little bit more happy than she ever felt here in the Sengoku Jidai period of Japan. "Kagome, if we don't find the jewel shards now, Naraku will, and he will definitely kill us all if we don't beat him to it. And I promise that we'll spend a lot more time with each other after we get back with the jewel shards." Kagome looked up surprised. "I don't get it. Why are so understanding all of a sudden. You have never made me that promise before!" Inuyasha didn't smile or blush he just looked up towards the sky. "Let's just say I opened my eyes after a long sleep, and I understand a lot more. Now stop wasting time and let's get going! Miroku and Sango are badly injured still, and Shippo will stay with them, so maybe we can borrow Kirara." Kagome nodded and ran into Kaede's hut to ask permission.

Inuyasha patiently waited while thinking to himself. I can't hide it from her any longer. She's got to know the truth of that I really love her, not Kikyo. Kikyo is 50 years ago. Kagome is now and real. Not an empty shell with desires for me to burn in hell.

"Let's go!" Kagome's voice came up behind her. He nodded, as Kirara transformed. They leaped on to her, Kagome equipped with her bow and arrows and Inuyasha with his claws and Tetsusaiga.

They flew for a long time until Inuyasha and Kagome sensed two different things. Inuyasha, demon blood, and Kagome three jewel shards. "We're going down." Inuyasha instructed the cat youaki and they flew down.

Instantly, Inuyasha began to investigate. The blood smelled awfully familiar. He knew he smelled it before...long ago...somewhere in his childhood, right after the death of his mother. Kagome was looking all over the place for the glow of the jewel shards.

"I don't get it. I swear I sensed jewel shards here." Kagome said to Inuyasha half apologetically. Inuyasha however didn't pay any attention to her for now. He was in a mere state of shock. "Inuyasha? Inuyasha, what is it?" She said, and then she froze too. There stood a bleeding demon, with long black hair past his shoulders, black cat ears on top of his head, just like Inuyasha's, bangs like Inuyasha's that went alongside of his face, only his were silver with black stripes on them. He was wearing a kimono like Inuyasha's only black and he had a weird necklace around his neck, his claws were black, his feet were his paws and he had a tail. "In-Inuyasha? Wh-who is that?" She asked him, for he wasn't drawing out his sword like he usually did. The demon had three black scars under his left eye.

"S-Sabre...I can't believe it! We meet again after so many years!" Inuyasha said, taking a step forward. "My best friend...how are you?"

"Save it Inuyasha. I'm not here for a reunion. I'm here for your woman." Sabre growled nodding towards Kagome making her hide and tremble slightly behind Inuyasha. Inuyasha glanced at her.

"What do you need her for?"

"She could sense jewel shards, which I'm after."

"All of us after it, but why are you after it?"

"That's none of your buisness to meddle in, mutt face."

Inuyasha looked horrified. "Did-why'd you call me that? We're supposed to be best friends!" Kagome looked offended for Inuyasha.

Sabre smirked rather evilly. "WERE best friend, mutt. Now we're demons competing for the jewel shards. Hand the woman over!"

Inuyasha snapped back from memory lane and pulled out his sword. "No way! You've changed for the worst, Sabre. So no one puts a finger on Kagome!" Kagome took a step back. Sabre just grinned an evil, horrible grin. "Wrong again, half-breed. I'm a youkai. See ya!" He said and leaped over his head, snatching Kagome up and leaping towards the hightest mountain. Kagome's screams would remain in the hanyou's ears and his EX-best friend's evil laughter for ever. He snapped out of his trance and jumped onto Kirara and they flew after them.

How could he do this to me? I'm supposed to be his best friend...wait just a frickin' minute! His eyes were completely lifeless when he said all that stuff, and I sensed Naraku all over him! DAMN THAT BASTARD!!!

Inuyasha have never been so angry as he was now. They stopped as soon as they saw Sabre enter a cave on a large hill surrounded by trees and bones. He ran into the cave, then freezing to the spot. He was surrounded by the world's evilest cat demons. Sabre was smirking as he tied Kagome up. Kagome screamed four words before he made her pass out. CAREFUL!"

Inuyasha glared at him. "LEAVE HER ALONE!" Sabre just laughed and said something in cat tounge, and the cat demons closed in on them, until he heard something behind him...then he noticed that a rock was being rolled over the entrance. Horrified he looked at Sabre. "In my home...guests get in, but don't get out." And with that Inuyasha was knocked out.

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